TIME Magazine refutes Trump's claim that he turned down 2017 Person of the Year award

TIME Magazine refuted President Donald Trump's claim,
in which he suggested he "was PROBABLY going to be named" the
magazine's 2017 "Person of the Year."

Readers can vote in TIME's unofficial poll
on who should be given the honor.

The magazine named Trump "Person of the Year" in
2016.

TIME Magazine fired back at President
Donald Trump's earlier claim on Friday that he had turned down an
offer to be named its "Person of the Year," calling his assertion
"incorrect."

"The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the
Year," the magazine tweeted Friday night. "TIME does not comment
on our choice until publication, which is December 6."

Trump tweeted earlier in
the day that he "took a pass" at the title after the magazine
reached out to him, because he had to satisfy certain editorial
obligations.

"Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be
named "Man (Person) of the Year," like last year," Trump said.

"But I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo
shoot," his tweet continued. "I said probably is no good and took
a pass. Thanks anyway!"

Alan Murray, chief content officer of Time Inc., also threw cold
water on Trump's claims: "Amazing. Not a speck of truth here,"
Murray tweeted Friday
night.

Trump, who won the award in 2016, took exception to
it that year, after the magazine published his picture with the
accompanying title on the cover: "PRESIDENT OF THE DIVIDED STATES
OF AMERICA."

The magazine has opened an unofficial public
poll, in which Trump is tied for third
place at 5% of the vote along with the hashtag "#MeToo,"
which stems from the recent wave of sexual harassment allegations
that emerged in various industries, and "The Dreamers" —
undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US.

At the time of this post, Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi
Arabia is ranked No. 1 with 21% of the vote.